Упр.4 Модуль 8c ГДЗ Spotlight 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Юлия Ваулина, Джунни Дули 11 класс, Просвещение: 4 Choose the correct verb form. Which three nouns T can take either a singular or plural verb? Why? 1 The information I got was/were wrong. 2 The traffic is/are very bad today. 3 Let me give you an/some advice. 4 Maths is/are my favourite subject. 5 The cabin crew is/are very efficient. 6 My luggage has/have been lost. 7 Measles is/are usually caught by children. 8 The team is/are warming up for the match. 9 Her hair is/are very long. 10 The sheep was/were in the field. 11 People wants/want a new government. 12 Ј150 is/are all you will need for the trip. 13 The police is/are investigating the murder. 14 Money doesn’t/don’t make you happy. 15 The news was/were very depressing. 16 These trousers is/are too big. 17 The stairs is/are very steep. Certain nouns can be used in the singular and \ plural with a different meaning. This is a glass of water. BUT He’s wearing glasses. He only has a few grey hairs. BUT Mary has curly brown hair. There’s some paper in that drawer. BUT The students handed in their papers on time. It’s a custom in our family to eat together on Sundays. BUT The illegal skins were seized at customs. She gets off work at 6. BUT Renoir’s famous works I are on display at the museum. You don’t need experience to apply for the job. BUT We all learn from our experiences. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1. The information I got was wrong.
2. The traffic is very bad today.
3. Let me give you some advice.
4. Maths is my favourite subject.
5. The cabin crew is very efficient.
6. My luggage has been lost.
7. Measles is usually caught by children.
8. The team is warming up for the match.
9. Her hair is very long.
10. The sheep was in the field.
11. People want a new government.
12. £150 is all you will need for the trip.
13. The police are investigating the murder.
14. Money doesn’t make you happy.
15. The news was very depressing.
16. These trousers are too big.
17. The stairs are very steep.

Three nouns that can take either a singular or plural verb: team, police, stairs.

Why? These nouns can be treated as a single group or as separate people/parts, so both singular and plural verbs are possible in some contexts.